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Portsmouth FC vs Luton Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2018-19
Portsmouth FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Sat 4 Aug 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Lee Brown 37' Y
Y 45' Daniel Potts
Y 56' Alan McCormack
Y 70' James Justin
Ronan Curtis 87' Y
Y 90' Alan Sheehan

Overview

Match Preview

Portsmouth FC vs Luton Town FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Matt Foley
3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
Portsmouth FC 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-04 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Luton Town FC

Recent Form

Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Luton Town FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Luton Town FC
Nahki Wells 4 G 1 A
Kasey Palmer 2 G 2 A
Callum Marshall 2 G
Jake Richards 1 G 1 A
Gideon Kodua 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Portsmouth FC and Luton Town FC get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Lee Brown is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portsmouth FC so far.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Luton Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Jamal Lowe — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portsmouth FC and Luton Town FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Lee Brown. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 42' Portsmouth FC have won 530 goals from 375 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Daniel Potts was booked on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Oliver Hawkins. He replaces Brett Pitman on 46 minute.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portsmouth FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Poor challenge from Alan McCormack. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' Ben Close is replacing Anton Walkes for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portsmouth FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 70' Controversy at the stadium! James Justin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 71' Portsmouth FC ring the changes. Nathan Thompson has done his job and it is now time for Christian Burgess to step up.
  • 76' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 78' Luton Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrew Shinnie is hanging Harry Cornick on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 87' Portsmouth FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 87' Jake Jervis gets the nod from Luton Town FC. He replaces Alan McCormack and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Alan Sheehan is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Sonny Bradley is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Justin at the 90 minute mark.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Luton Town FC.

Lineups

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenny Jackett

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Portsmouth FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portsmouth FC52% Draw31% Luton Town FC17%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Portsmouth FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Luton Town FC
48%
Portsmouth FC or Luton Town FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portsmouth FC32% Draw58% Luton Town FC10%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC

Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.